Mitchell County Schools

Thank you all for a great start to the school year! Just a reminder that schools wills be closed on Monday, September 2 for the Labor Day Holiday and Tuesday, September 3 for Staff Development. We look forward to seeing students again on Wednesday, September 4!

It has come to our attention that a photo and comments are circulating on social media regarding bus capacity. The bus capacity for elementary students is 54, 45 for middle school students, and 36 for high school students. We are contacting each bus driver to ensure that buses were not over these limits and make any necessary adjustments. There may be 3 students to a seat, but at no time will students sit on the floor of the bus. We work daily to make sure our buses are safe and efficient. If you have a concern, please don’t hesitate to contact school administration. Problems are solved much better through conversation than social media posts.

We have updated some of our bus routes. If you cannot see the images, please click the link to view the live document: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xtsVp1WDjomla4AWr_c9mfaNhbiJBlVDtefxL36Jlfw/edit?usp=sharing

We are so excited to partner with one of our own Mitchell Miners to bring you the best Miners merch!! Come get your own swag provided by third grade teacher and local small-business owner, Justin Hollifield (Hi-Fi Soap)!! Proceeds from each sale benefit the school.

Mitchell Elementary School and Mitchell Middle School will host a Community Open House on Friday, August 16 from 5:00-7:00. Tours will be given every 30 minutes.

We had a scheduling conflict with the Mitchell Elementary and Mitchell Middle School Open House schedule for next week. The updated schedule is below. School will still begin on August 19.

Mitchell County Schools would like to thank @The Quartz Corp for their work to move our staff into Mitchell Elementary and Mitchell Middle School today. Quartz sent over 100 employees to load all classroom materials from Deyton, Bowman, and Harris, drive them in U Hauls and tractor trailers to the new school, and unload them into the classrooms. Quartz also provided lunch and shirts for staff. This was a day that truly was an example of "community" and a corporation giving back to their community. What a great day it was for Mitchell County Schools and Quartz Corp! Thank you so much!

Mitchell Middle School Supply List

Do you have the Mitchell County Schools App? Download it now for easy access to Back to School Information! School Start Times and End Times, Open House Schedule, the First Week of School Schedule, and Supply Lists are posted in the " Documents" folder under "2024 Back to School."

Mitchell Middle School Students! Boys Soccer Tryouts: Monday, August 5 & Tuesday August 6- Harris Middle School Football Field- 6:30pm-8:00pm Girls Volleyball Tryouts: Monday, August 5- Harris Middle School Gym-10:30am-12:00pm Tryouts are open to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students.You must have a current physical on file to tryout.

If you are interested in being a substitute teacher for Mitchell County Schools, please see the training dates below!

Free Breakfast & Lunch for 2024-25 school year!!

We are excited about the upcoming school year and the changes and opportunities that it will bring for our students. As usual, kindergarten will have a staggered entry based on last name to help them become acclimated to school. Also, we will have a staggered entry based on grade level for Mitchell Elementary and Mitchell Middle this year. We hope this will be better for students to become familiar with the building and parents to become familiar with drop-off/pick-up procedures. Mitchell High School and Mayland Early College will have a regular schedule for all students beginning the first day of school. The document below outlines the schedule for the first week for each school. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CzDySFquyMGgmLCd_Q1mIu4HquVYViExFVqrQLLZVvE/edit?usp=sharing

Soccer Update! There will be no middle school boys and girls pickup games tonight due to rain. Any boy in 6th-8th grades that is interested in soccer, please meet Monday at the Harris field 6:30. You must have a current sports physical on file to participate.

Mitchell County Schools still has the following positions available for the 2024-25 school year. School Counselor- Greenlee Primary & Gouge Elementary Band Teacher 1st Grade Teacher- Greenlee Primary Please visit our website, www.mcsnc.org, for more information.

Attention Mitchell County Schools Retired Personnel! We would like to invite all retired personnel from Mitchell County Schools to a special grand opening and ribbon cutting for Mitchell Elementary School and Mitchell Middle School. This will be held on Thursday, August 8th at 5:30pm, with dinner following the opening celebration. Please RSVP by Friday, August 2 so that we can have an accurate count for dinner to Chad Calhoun, chadcalhoun@mhslive.net, 828-766-2245 or Jennifer Gregory, jgregory@mhslive.net, 828-766-2252. We know that all retired personnel are not on social media, so please share this information with your friends and family who worked for Mitchell County Schools!

We have Back-to-School Nights scheduled! Please see the schedule below for the dates and times. Also, we will have a Community Open House for Mitchell Elementary and Mitchell Middle on Friday, August 16th from 5:00-7:00.

Are you interested in becoming a bus driver?

We have lots of information to share with you over the next few weeks as we begin a new school year! First, we want you to know that Mitchell Elementary and Mitchell Middle are on schedule for opening! Teachers will report on Monday, August 5 and students will start school in the new building on Monday, August 19!

Congratulations to Mayland Early College student, Ean Hughes for winning the Baxter Foundation Scholarship of $3000 renewable for three more years!